
Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships
$107.10
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2018
Summary
How can religious and health care organizations work together to create community-based health care programs?
Because health care works best when patients assume greater responsibility for their own health, community outreach and patient education are essential. But where can health care organizations find the resources to educate large numbers of people about chronic diseases? How can they tailor programs to meet the needs of increasingly diverse communities? And how can they reach …
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781421425801 |
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ISBN-10: | 1421425807 |
Author: | W. Daniel Hale, Richard G. Bennett, Panagis Galiatsatos |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 280 |
Edition: | 3rd |
Release Date: | 14 July 2018 |
Weight: | 386g |
Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An excellent resource for leaders of faith communities who envision a health ministry for their adult congregants as well as for health care leaders interested in exploring partnerships with faith communities. This book literally has the potential to save lives.–JAMAAn extremely effective resource.–Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith
About The Author
W. Daniel Hale
W. Daniel Hale, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who serves as special advisor to the president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and director of the hospital’s Healthy Community Partnership. He is the coauthor of Healing Bodies and Souls: A Practical Guide for Congregations. Richard G. Bennett, MD, is a geriatrician and the president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician and the cofounder of Medicine for the Greater Good.
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